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Ramadan: An alternate view

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a time when Muslims around the world observe their faith by fasting from sunrise to sunset, abstain from impure thoughts, read the Koran, pray, and think of God. Ramadan ends on July 29, making way for the Muslim holiday of Eid, which marks the end of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Getty photojournalist Dan Kitwood offers this alternate view of Ramadan, at a London mosque, in black and white images created and edited on a smartphone.

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A Muslim man reads the Koran while observing a spiritual seclusion called Itikaf at the East London Mosque on July 24, 2014 in London, England.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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Islamic literature sits on shelves in the library at the East London Mosque.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Pages in a Koran at the East London Mosque.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Food for Iftar, the evening meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Muslim men break fast with Iftar at the East London Mosque.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Muslim women try on clothes ahead of Eid in a shop outside the East London Mosque.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A muezzin leads the call to prayer in a private room at the East London MosqueDan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A general view of the East London Mosque on July 24, 2014 in London, England.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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The prayer congregation waits for the Imam at the East London Mosque.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Prayers are observed during Ramadan at the East London Mosque.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A Muslim man in traditional headwear reads the Koran.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Muslim men leave after prayer during Ramadan at the East London Mosque.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A Muslim man reads the Koran while observing a spiritual seclusion called Itikaf.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A Muslim man reads the Koran while observing a spiritual seclusion.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images